blaze blaze /ˈbleɪz/

noun

1. () A strong flame that burns brightly  ( blazing , blaze )
   a strong flame that burns brightly
    The blaze spread rapidly
   the blaze spread rapidly
   
2. () A cause of difficulty and suffering  ( hell , blaze )
   a cause of difficulty and suffering
    War is hell
   war is hell
    Go to blazes
   go to blazes
   
3. () Noisy and unrestrained mischief  ( hell , blaze )
   noisy and unrestrained mischief
    Raising blazes
   raising blazes
   
4. A light-colored marking  ( blaze )
   a light-colored marking
    They chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes
   they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes
    The horse had a blaze between its eyes
   the horse had a blaze between its eyes
   
   
5. A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted  ( blaze , brilliance , glare )
   a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
    A glare of sunlight
   a glare of sunlight
   
   

verb

1. () Shine brightly and intensively  ( blaze )
   shine brightly and intensively
    Meteors blazed across the atmosphere
   Meteors blazed across the atmosphere
   
2. () Shoot rapidly and repeatedly  ( blaze away , blaze )
   shoot rapidly and repeatedly
    He blazed away at the men
   He blazed away at the men
   
3. Indicate by marking trees with blazes  ( blaze )
   indicate by marking trees with blazes
    Blaze a trail
   blaze a trail
   
4. Move rapidly and as if blazing  ( blaze , blaze out )
   move rapidly and as if blazing
    The spaceship blazed out into space
   The spaceship blazed out into space
   
5. Burn brightly and intensely  ( blaze )
   burn brightly and intensely
    The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze
   The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze